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“African Prince” Mamvumvu Kidila of Congo Democratic, a thorn in the flesh of India as Elizabeth Mwesigwa, claims a slice of the pie. Prince Mamvumvu Kidila of Congo, no pun intended, rained on India’s dominance at the Uganda Para badminton International 2021 day 2 of matches. Exacting sweet revenge on his loss in the first…
Debutants Mozambique register their first win while Hassan Mubiru and Julius Obura of Uganda sail through the SL4 category. Mozambique had a good start on their first day at the Uganda Para badminton international in Kampala. Armando Manuel stunned Uganda’s Lawrence Lumiisa in the SL3 category 21-15 21-14 to give Mozambique their first-ever win at…
After the successful hosting of the African Championships, the BCA development department embarked on various activities as per its strategic priorities, key being participation, coach development, Para badminton, high-level performance, technical officials, and gender equity. Partners like the BWF, National Olympic Committee (through Olympic Solidarity) and Member Associations helped the BCA to deliver on their…
Yemurai Ngoma from Zimbabwe uses Para badminton as an Advocacy Tool. Diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare condition that attacks the nerves at a tender age. Yemurai Ngoma, a recipient of the BWF Para badminton Participation Grant, is using this opportunity to sensitize fellow female Para badminton athletes on their sexual productive health rights as…
Three Brothers Changing Lives in Mozambique through Para badminton. Located in South-eastern Africa, the Portuguese-speaking country is fast rising from the ashes. In the wake of the Cyclone Idai disaster and the Covid-19 Pandemic, three brothers Ibrahimo, Zulficar, and Idriss Musaggy have found solace in bringing the Para badminton sport to heal their communities. …
The Scottish Queen, Kaity Hall, helping out to develop Para badminton in Africa. Through the close partnership with the Agitos Foundation, the BWF and the BCA delivered another successful Para badminton technical workshop in Kampala, Uganda. The workshop focused on administration, coach development, classification and player’s education and training. At the centre of this continued…
I was born in a family of modest resources, in the city of Harer which is around 600km from the capital city of Addis Ababa. I am the second child in my family. I used to play a lot during my childhood, particularly football and swimming. After I completed high school in Addis Ababa I…
The Pharaohs continued their tight grip on the All Africa Senior Championships, qualifying for the finals in all but two events. Straight from their win in the team event, the Egyptians secured a place in the Men’s Singles through the heroic display of Adham Hatem Elgamal, who beat Kalombo Mulenga from Zambia. Kalombo, one of…
Top seed Olympian and African Champion Georges Julien Paul had a disastrous day on the second day of the All Africa Individual Championships 2021. Playing against the African Youth Olympics 2018 bronze medallist Mohamed Mostafa Kamel, Julien Paul started uncharacteristically, making lots of mistakes enabling Mostafa to take control of the match in the early…
Brian Kasirye continued with his impressive form at the All Africa Individual championships, which started today at the MTN Arena Lugogo Stadium in Uganda. The Algerian captain, and the 2017 African Champion, Adel Hamek, fresh from the Thomas Cup, started the match well, turning and twisting the agile Brian Kasirye to take the first game 22-20,…
